Bob Verdi
{{Short description|American Chicago Blackhawks team historian}}
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| name = Robert Verdi
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| birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|71|2016|11|6}}{{#tag:ref|In 2016, Verdi was reported to be 71{{cite web |last1=Hedger |first1=Brian |title=Bob Verdi 'blown away' by Hall of Fame honor |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/hockey-hall-of-fame-honors-bob-verdi/c-283480806 |website=NHL.com |date=November 7, 2016|access-date=April 1, 2019}}
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| birth_place = Port Washington, New York, US
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| nationality = American
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| occupation = Chicago Blackhawks team historian
| education = Lake Forest College (BA)
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| awards = Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award
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Robert Verdi is the Chicago Blackhawks team historian. Verdi has worked for the Chicago Tribune, Golf Digest, and Golf World during his career and he was named Illinois Sportswriter of the Year 19 times. Verdi was awarded the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award by the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2016.
Career
Verdi grew up in Port Washington, New York, and attended Paul D. Schreiber High School before attending Lake Forest College in 1963.{{cite web |title=Robert Verdi |url=http://www.goforesters.com/history/hall_of_fame/bios/verdi_robert?view=bio |website=goforesters.com |accessdate=March 18, 2019}} At Lake Forest College, Verdi worked for the student newspaper, The Stentor, while majoring in English. After graduation, he earned a job at the Chicago Tribune. From 1967, Verdi worked full time for the Tribune{{cite news |last1=Hine |first1=Chris |title=Former Tribune writer Bob Verdi to be honored Monday by Hockey Hall of Fame |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/hockey/blackhawks/ct-bob-verdi-hall-of-fame-spt-1114-20161113-story.html |accessdate=March 18, 2019 |work=Chicago Tribune |date=November 13, 2016}} before joining Golf Digest and Golf World in 1997.{{cite web |title=Bob Verdi |url=http://www.illinoisgolfhof.com/members/member.aspx?id=22e7f237-5983-491c-9043-1b3007f8befa |website=illinoisgolfhof.com |accessdate=March 18, 2019}} As such, Verdi then transitioned to a weekly columnist for the Tribune until 2009. While with the newspaper, Verdi covered the Chicago Blackhawks and was elected president of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association.{{cite news|title=Verdi Elected|newspaper= Idaho Falls Post Register| location =Idaho Falls| date = February 4, 1977 | page=5| url=https://newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-feb-04-1977-1117592/}} In 2004, Verdi received the PGA of America Lifetime Achievement Award in Journalism and in 2005 was inducted into the Illinois Golf Hall of Fame.
In 2010, Verdi was named the Chicago Blackhawks team historian. Amongst other tasks, this job entailed writing stories about the team's history on the team's website.{{cite news |title=Longtime Chicago sports writer Bob Verdi joins Blackhawks' staff |url=https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20100103/sports/301039897/ |accessdate=March 8, 2019 |work=Daily Herald |date=January 3, 2010}} While with the Blackhawks organization, Verdi was awarded the Memorial Golf Journalism Award in 2012.{{cite news |last1=Rozen |first1=Barry |title=Rozner: Hall of Famer Verdi still best there is |url=https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161119/sports/161118775/ |accessdate=March 18, 2019 |work=Daily Herald |date=November 19, 2016}} Later, in 2016, he was awarded the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award by the Hockey Hall of Fame.{{cite web |last1=Myers |first1=Tracey |title=Blackhawks' team historian Bob Verdi to receive Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/chicago-blackhawks/blackhawks-team-historian-bob-verdi-receive-elmer-ferguson-memorial-award |website=nbcsports.com |accessdate=March 8, 2019 |date=June 2, 2016}}{{cite news |last1=Haugh |first1=David |title=Hockey Hall of Fame writer Bob Verdi 'in a class by himself' |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/columnists/ct-bob-verdi-hockey-hall-of-fame-haugh-spt-0612-20160611-column.html |accessdate=March 8, 2019 |publisher=Chicago Tribune |date=June 11, 2016}} During his career, Verdi was also selected as Illinois Sportswriter of the Year 19 times.
Publications
The following is a list of publications:{{cite web |title=au:Verdi, Bob. |url=https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=au%3AVerdi%2C+Bob.&qt=results_page |website=worldcat.org |accessdate=April 1, 2019}}
- McMahon! (1987)
- Holy Cow! (1989)
- Once a Bum, Always a Dodger (1991)
- Chicago Blackhawks : Seventy-five Years (2000)
- The Golden Jet (2010)
- One Goal Achieved: The Inside Story of the 2010 Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks (2010)
- One goal II: The Inside Story of the 2013 Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks (2013)
- One goal. III: The Inside Story of the 2015 Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks (2015)
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